a.w.j. pretorius
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Pretorius (prɪˈtɔːrɪəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| 1. | Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus (ˈɑndriːs wɪlˈhɛlmys jaːˈkoːbys). 1799--1853, a Boer leader in the Great Trek (1838) to escape British sovereignty; he also led an expedition to the Transvaal (1848). The town Pretoria was named after him |
| 2. | his son, Marthinus Wessels (marˈtiːnys ˈwɛsəls). 1819--1901, first president of the South African Republic (1857--71) and of the Orange Free State (1859--63) |
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